Legal Opinion
United States v. Shawn Mackey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 10, 2013No. 12-2274PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Shawn Mackey was indicted for failing to register as a sex offender, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). After the parties stipulated that Mackey was incompetent to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his own defense, see 18 U.S.C. § 4241, the government moved to medicate Mackey involuntarily to restore his competency to stand trial. Applying the criteria set forth in Sell v. United States, 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174, 156 L.Ed.2d 197 (2003), the district court 1 granted the motion. Mackey appeals, and we affirm.
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On June 15, 2010, a grand jury…
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